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Zephaniah 2:1-15 On Focus Worksheet

Worksheet questions for Zephaniah 2 chapter of the King James Version Holy Bible, to focus Becker Bible Studies students attention on their study of the Word of God

Becker Bible Studies On Focus worksheet is provided as a resource to allow a student the ability to read Scripture in the Word of God, then check their understanding and focus their attention to His Words. Small tidbits of the deeper things of the LORD GOD are offered to lead the student to hunger for more understanding of His Word, however the complete interpretation of prophecy, typology and the deep things of God contained within this chapter cannot be included in their entirety in this project. For deeper study of the Word of God, please refer to the dedicated study pages at Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians.

1. Who is to gather themselves together? (Zep 2:1)

A. O nation not desired
B. Ye rulers of Sodom
C. O shepherds of mine inheritance
D. Ye people of Gomorrah
E. Ye priests of the world
F. Ye elders of the solemn assemblies
G. Ye children of Israel

2. What is the meaning of Desired ? (Zeph 2:1)

3. Review: What does Joel say about calling a solemn assembly in Joel 2:12-15? (Joel 2:12-15)

4. Review: What does Joel say about gathering the people in Joel 2:16-18 ? (Joel 2:16-18)

5. Review: What does Isaiah say about the sinful nation in Isaiah 1:4-6 ? (Isa 1:4-6)

6. Review: What does Isaiah say about the solemn meeting in Isaiah 1:10-13? (Isa 1:10-13)

7. Before what shall be brought forth? (Zep 2:2)

A. The fierce anger of the LORD
B. The chaff
C. The commandments
D. The decree
E. The statutes
F. A and B
G. C and D

8. Before the day pass as what? (Zep 2:2)

A. The fierce anger of the LORD
B. The chaff
C. The commandments
D. The decree
E. The statutes
F. A and B
G. C and D

9. Before what comes upon them? (Zep 2:2)

A. The fierce anger of the LORD
B. Out of his sheath
C. Within the compound
D. From his mouth
E. Among the heathens
F. Alongside the wicked
G. Surrounded by the righteous

10. Before what day comes upon them? (Zep 2:2)

A. The day of the LORD’S anger
B. The day of the your fathers have blasphemed me
C. The day of the LORD punishes the rebellion
D. The day of the LORD rebukes the wicked
E. The day of the LORD bring evil upon this place
F. The day of the heavens shall pass away
G. The day of the trumpets blows

11. Review: What does Matthew say about what passes away in Matthew 24:35? (Mt 24:35)

12. Review: What does 2 Peter say about the promise of his coming in 2 Peter 3:4-7 ? (2Pe 3:4-7)

13. Review: What does 2 Peter say about how the day of the Lord will come in 2 Peter 3:8-10 ? (2Pe 3:8-10)

14. Review: What does Luke say about striving to enter in at the strait gate in Luke 13:24-28? (Lu 13:24-28)

15. Who shall ye seek? (Zep 2:3)

A. The LORD
B. The meek of the earth
C. The children of Israel
D. Righteousness
E. Christ Jesus
F. A and D and E
G. B and C

16. What is the meaning of Wrought ? (Zeph 2:3)

17. Who has wrought his judgment? (Zep 2:3)

A. Ye poor before the LORD
B. Ye needy
C. Ye meek of the earth
D. Ye stiff necked people
E. Ye submissive lot
F. A and D
G. C and E

18. What should be sought? (Zep 2:3)

A. Seek humbleness
B. Seek self-confident
C. Seek righteousness
D. Seek meekness
E. Seek self control
F. A and E
G. C and D

19. Why should this be done? (Zep 2:3)

A. It may be ye shall be saved
B. It may be ye shall inherit the earth
C. It may be ye shall see the glory of the LORD
D. It may be ye shall be purified
E. It may be ye shall be hid
F. B and E
G. G. C and D

20. When might this be done? (Zep 2:3)

A. In the day of the LORD’S anger
B. In the day when the LORD shall visit
C. In the day when he is anointed
D. In the day the trumpet of the jubilee sounds
E. In the day of your gladness
F. A and C
G. B and D

21. Review: What does Psalm say about seeking the LORD in Psalm 105:4? (Psalm 105:4)

22. Review: What does Isaiah about seeking the LORD in Isaiah 55:6 -7? (Isa 55:6 -7)

23. Review: What does Jeremiah say about returning to the LORD in Jeremiah 4:1-2? (Jer 4:1-2)

24. Review: What does Jeremiah say about calling upon the LORD in Jeremiah 29:12-13? (Jer 29:12-13)

25. Review: What does Matthew say about seeking the LORD in Matthew 7:7-8 ? (Mt 7:7 -8)

26. Review: What does Colossians 3:2-4 setting your affection on things abovein Colossians 3:2-4? (Col 3:2-4)

27. What is the meaning of Gaza ? (Zeph 2:4)

28. What is the meaning of Ashkelon ? (Zeph 2:4)

29. What is the meaning of Ashdod ? (Zeph 2:4)

30. What is the meaning of Ekron ? (Zeph 2:4)

31. Who shall be forsaken? (Zep 2:4)

A. Ekron
B. Ashdod
C. Jerusalem
D. Israel
E. Ashkelon
F. Gaza
G. All the above

32. Who shall be a desolation? (Zep 2:4)

A. Ekron
B. Ashdod
C. Jerusalem
D. Israel
E. Ashkelon
F. Gaza
G. All the above

33. Who shall be driven out? (Zep 2:4)

A. Ekron
B. Ashdod
C. Jerusalem
D. Israel
E. Ashkelon
F. Gaza
G. All the above

34. When shall they be driven out? (Zep 2:4)

A. In the morning
B. At the noon day
C. When the sun goes down
D. At the twilight
E. In the ancient days
F. When the great trumpet shall be blown
G. In the day of a solemn feast

35. Who shall be rooted up? (Zep 2:4)

A. Ekron
B. Ashdod
C. Jerusalem
D. Israel
E. Ashkelon
F. Gaza
G. All the above

36. Review: What does Amos say about Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Ekron in Amos 1:6-8? (Am 1:6-8)

37. Review: What does Zechariah say about Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Ekron in Zechariah 9:5-7? (Zec 9:5-7)

38. Review: What does Ezekiel 25:15-17 say about Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Ekron in Ezekiel 25:15-17? (Eze 25:15-17)

39. What is the meaning of Cherethites ? (Zeph 2:5)

40. Woe unto who? (Zep 2:5)

A. Woe unto the wicked
B. The inhabitants of the sea coast
C. Woe to him that is alone
D. The nation of the Cherethites
E. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth
F. B and D
G. D and E

41. What is against them? (Zep 2:5)

A. The word of the LORD
B. The wrath of the LORD
C. Their enemies
D. Abominations
E. Furious rebukes
F. Great pestilence
G. Terrors upon the city

42. Who will the LORD destroy? (Zep 2:5)

A. Israel
B. Canaan
C. Jerusalem
D. The land of the Philistines
E. Egypt
F. B and D
G. D and E

43. What shall there not be? (Zep 2:5)

A. There shall be no inheritance
B. There shall be no adversary
C. There shall be no forgiveness
D. There shall be no inhabitant
E. There shall be no compassion
F. A and B
G. C and D

44. Review: What does Ezekiel say about the Cherethims in Ezekiel 25:16? (Eze 25:16)

45. What shall the sea coast be? (Zep 2:6)

A. Dwellings
B. The captives
C. Lodgers
D. The remnant
E. Cottages
F. A and E
G. C and D

46. Who shall the sea coast be for? (Zep 2:6)

A. For the wild beasts
B. For the enemies
C. For the house of Judah
D. For shepherds
E. For the folds for flocks
F. B and C
G. D and E

47. What shall the coast be? (Zep 2:7)

A. Dwellings
B. The captives
C. Lodgers
D. The remnant
E. Cottages
F. A and E
G. C and D

48. Who shall the coast be for? (Zep 2:7)

A. For the wild beasts
B. For the enemies
C. For the house of Judah
D. For shepherds
E. For the folds for flocks
F. B and C
G. D and E

49. Where shall they do thereupon? (Zep 2:7)

A. They shall rejoice thereupon
B. They shall feed thereupon
C. They shall dwelt carelessly thereupon
D. They shall celebrate thereupon
E. They shall delight thereupon
F. B and C
G. D and E

50. Where shall they lie down? (Zep 2:7)

A. In the houses of Ekron
B. In the houses of Ashdod
C. In the houses of Jerusalem
D. In the houses of Israel
E. In the houses of Ashkelon
F. In the houses of Gaza
G. In the houses of Canaan

51. When shall they lie down? (Zep 2:7)

A. In the morning
B. At the noon day
C. In the evening
D. At the twilight
E. In the ancient days
F. When the great trumpet shall be blown
G. In the day of a solemn feast

52. What shall happen then? (Zep 2:7)

A. The LORD their God shall visit them
B. The needy shall lie down in safety
C. The sword shall slay great men
D. They shalt dwell in the field
E. The city shall be builded upon her own heap
F. They shall obeyed the voice of the LORD
G. The Gentiles shall invade the land

53. What shall be turned away? (Zep 2:15)

A. Their flocks
B. Their captivity
C. Their lodgers
D. Their remnants
E. Their diversity
F. A and E
G. C and D

54. Review: What does Isaiah say about the appointed times in Isaiah 14:29-32? (Isa 14:29-32)

55. What is the meaning of Palestina ? (Isa 14:29)

56. What is the meaning of Reproach ? (Zeph 2:8)

57. What is the meaning of Moab ? (Zeph 2:8)

58. What is the meaning of Ammon ? (Zeph 2:8)

59. Who did the LORD hear the reproach of? (Zep 2:8)

A. The children of Israel
B. The house of Canaan
C. The children of Ammon
D. The houses of Gaza
E. Moab
F. The towns of Ashdod
G. The people of Ekron

60. Who did the LORD hear the reviling of? (Zep 2:8)

A. Israel
B. Canaan
C. Ammon
D. Gaza
E. Moab
F. Ashdod
G. Ekron

61. Who have they reproached? (Zep 2:8)

A. The people of the LORD
B. The house of Canaan
C. The children of Ammon
D. The houses of Gaza
E. The people of Moab
F. The towns of Ashdod
G. The people of Ekron

62. What have they done? (Zep 2:8)

A. Exaggerate themselves
B. Magnified themselves
C. Showed their loftiness
D. Showed their arrogancy
E. Showed their pride
F. Showed their haughtiness
G. Showed their meekness

63. Who do they do this against? (Zep 2:8)

A. Against Moab
B. Against their people
C. Against the wild beasts
D. Against their border
E. Against the heathens
F. Against the rulers of the land
G. Against the boundary

64. Review: What does Jeremiah say about Moab in Jeremiah 48:27? (Jer 48:27)

65. Review: What does Ezekiel say about Moab in Ezekiel 25:8-11? (Eze 25:8-11)

66. Who is speaking? (Zep 2:9)

A. The LORD of hosts
B. The God of Israel
C. The ruler of Moab
D. Zephaniah
E. The priest of Moab
F. A and B
G. D and E

67. What shall Moab surely be as? (Zep 2:9)

A. A perpetual desolation
B. A spoiled people
C. Sodom
D. A remnant
E. Gomorrah
F. A and B
G. C and E

68. What the children of Ammon be as? (Zep 2:9)

A. A perpetual desolation
B. A spoiled people
C. Sodom
D. A remnant
E. Gomorrah
F. A and B
G. C and E

69. What is the meaning of Breeding ? (Zeph 2:9)

70. What is the meaning of Nettles ? (Zeph 2:9)

71. What is the meaning of Saltpits ? (Zeph 2:9)

72.What shall Moab and the children of Ammon be as? (Zep 2:9)

A. The breeding of nettles
B. Preservation
C. Saltpits
D. A devastation
E. A perpetual desolation
F. A and C and E
G. B and D

73. Who shall spoil them? (Zep 2:9)

A. The residue of the people of the LORD
B. The kings of the land
C. The remnant of the people of the LORD
D. The heathens
E. The inhabitants of the land
F. A and B
G. D and E

74. Who shall possess them? (Zep 2:9)

A. The residue of the people of the LORD
B. The kings of the land
C. The remnant of the people of the LORD
D. The heathens
E. The inhabitants of the land
F. A and B
G. D and E

75. What shall they have this for? (Zep 2:10)

A. For their remembrance
B. For their transgressions
C. For their
D. For their
E. For their pride
F. A and B
G. D and E

76. Why will this be? (Zep 2:10)

A. Because they have sinned
B. Because they have chided
C. Because they have showed their arrogance
D. Because they have reproached
E. Because they have magnified themselves
F. A and B
G. D and E

77. Who did they do this against? (Zep 2:10)

A. Against the people of the LORD of hosts
B. Against the residue of the people of the LORD
C. Against the remnant of the people of the LORD
D. Against the heathens
E. Against the inhabitants of the land
F. A and B
G. D and E

78. What is the meaning of Terrible ? (Zeph 2:11)

79. Who will terrible unto them? (Zep 2:11)

A. The LORD
B. Moab
C. The heathen
D. The prophets
E. The priests
F. A and B
G. C and E

80. What is the meaning of Famish ? (Zeph 2:11)

81. What will the LORD famish? (Zep 2:11)

A. The inhabitants of the land
B. The beasts of athe field
C. The idols
D. All the gods of the earth
E. The fowl of the heavens
F. A and B
G. C and E

82. What shall men do? (Zep 2:11)

A. Honor him
B. Worship him
C. Praise him
D. Revere him
E. Reject him
F. Judge him
G. Punish him

83. Where will this be done? (Zep 2:11)

A. The inhabitants of the land
B. Every one from his place
C. The beasts of athe field
D. The fowl of the air
E. All the isles of the heathen
F. B and E
G. C and D

84. Review: What does Psalm say about turning unto the LORD in Psalm 22:27? (Ps 22:27)

85. Review: What does Isaiah say about the last days in Isaiah 2:2-4? (Isa 2:2-4)

86. Review: What does Revelation say about the kingdoms of our Lord in Revelation 11:15? (Rev 11:15)

87. What is the meaning of Ethiopians ? (Zeph 2:12)

88. What shall happen to the Ethiopians? (Zep 2:12)

A. They shall be defeated
B. The slaughtered
C. They shall be slain
D. They shall break into pieces
E. They shall be conquered
F. They shall be over run by their adversaries
G. They shall return to the LORD

89. Review: What does Isaiah say about the Ethiopia in Isaiah 18:1-3? (Isa 18:1-3)

90. Review: What does Jeremiah say about the Ethiopians in Jeremiah 46:9-10? (Jer 46:9-10)

91. Review: What does Ezekiel say about the Ethiopians in Ezekiel 30:4-5? (Ezekiel 30:4-5)

92. What is the meaning of Assyria ? (Zeph 2:12)

93. What is the meaning of Nineveh ? (Zeph 2:12)

94. Who will the LORD stretch out his hand against? (Zep 2:13)

A. Against the north
B. Against the south
C. Against the east
D. Against the west
E. Against the northeast
F. Against the southeast
G. Against the northwest

95. Who will be destroyed? (Zep 2:13)

A. Israel
B. Jerusalem
C. Nineveh
D. Ethiopia
E. Assyria
F. B and C
G. D and E

96. Who will be a desolation? (Zep 2:24)

A. Israel
B. Jerusalem
C. Nineveh
D. Ethiopia
E. Assyria
F. B and C
G. D and E

97. What shall it be like? (Zep 2:13)

A. Void like the cloud over the earth
B. Heavey like the fowls of heaven
C. Parched like a cedar
D. Dry like a wilderness
E. Dehydrated like the locusts into thy coast
F. A and B
G. D and E

98.Who shall lie down? (Zep 2:14)

A. All the beasts of the nations
B. Flocks
C. The cormorant
D. The bittern
E. The
F. A and B
G. D and E

99. Where shall they lie down? (Zep 2:14

A. Beside the still waters
B. Below the thickets of the forest
C. In the middle of the desert
D. In the midst of her
E. Along side the valley of the giants
F. A and B
G. D and E

100. Who shall lodge in the upper lintels of it? (Zep 2:14)

A. All the beasts of the nations
B. Flocks
C. The cormorant
D. The bittern
E. The
F. A and C and D
G. D and E

101. What is the meaning of Cormorant ? (Zeph 2:14)

102. What is the meaning of Bittern ? (Zeph 2:14)

103. What is the meaning of Lintels ? (Zeph 2:14)

104. What shall sing? (Zep 2:14)

A. The birds
B. Their voice
C. The people
D. The angels
E. The joyful
F. A and C
G. B and D

105. Where shall they sing? (Zep 2:14)

A. In the temple
B. At the altar
C. In the sanctuary
D. On the lintels of the tall tree
E. In the windows
F. A and B
G. C and D

106. What shall be in the tresholds? (Zep 2:14)

A. Conquest
B. Victory
C. Desolation
D. Isolation
E. Anguish
F. A and B
G. C and D

107. What shall be uncovered? (Zep 2:14)

A. The the sword
B. The cedar work
C. The sins of the people
D. The diadem
E. The devastation
F. B and D
G. C and E

108. Review: What does Isaiah say about what shall never be inhabited in Isaiah 13:19-22? (Isa 13:19-22)

109. Review: What does Isaiah say about the cormorant and the bittern in Isaiah 34:11-12? (Isa 34:11-12)

110. Review: What does Revelation say about unclean and hateful bird in Revelation 18:2? (Revelation 18:2)

111. What kind of a city was it? (Zep 2:15)

A. The rejoicing city
B. A great city
C. A weeping city
D. A wailing city
E. A despondent city
F. A providential
G. The city of fortune

112. How did it dwell? (Zep 2:15)

A. Dwelt forever
B. Dwelt prosperously
C. Dwelt deprived
D. Dwelt carelessly
E. It dwelt no more
F. Dwelt neglected
G. Dwelt ecstaticlly

113. What did it say in her heart? (Zep 2:15)

A. I am
B. There is none beside me
C. I have a mighty army
D. We shall destroyed all
E. My destruction is complete
F. A and B
G. C and D

114. What does she become? (Zep 2:15)

A. Wicked
B. Victorious
C. A desolation
D. A place for beasts to lie down in
E. Righteous
F. A and B
G. C and D

115. What will everyone do that passes by her? (Zep 2:27)

A. Shall hiss
B. Shall proclaim victory
C. Shall wag their tails
D. Shall condemn
E. Shall wag his hand
F. A and E
G. C and D

116. Review: What does Isaiah say about the whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem in Isaiah 10:12-14 ? (Isa 10:12-14 )

117. Review: What does Revelation say about that great city Babylon, that mighty city in Revelation 18:7-10 ? (Rev18:7 -10)

118 Review: What does Revelation say about that great city in Revelation 18:16-19? (Rev 18:16-19)

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Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies Teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She is a Religious Philosophy student of Liberty University, and a Homeschool parent and child advocate. She is well-known as a counsleor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.

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